South Carolina · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bamberg County, SC
Bamberg County (population 13,057) records real-property documents through the Bamberg County Clerk of Court (also serves as Register of Deeds). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Bamberg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bamberg County Clerk of Court (also serves as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Clerk of Court, Bamberg County Courthouse, 2959 Main Highway, PO Box 150, Bamberg, SC 29003
- Phone
- 803-245-3025
- Checks payable to
- Bamberg County Clerk of Court
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bamberg County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15 for deeds (plus documentary tax); $25 for mortgages/easements/leases/agreements/restrictive covenants/UCC; $10 for affidavits/releases/mechanics liens (standard SC schedule)
- Additional pages
- $5 per additional page (standard SC schedule; copies made in office are $0.50/page)
- Other fees
- SC documentary stamps: $1.30/$500 state + $0.55/$500 county, rounded up to nearest $500
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bamberg County Clerk of Court (also serves as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Bamberg County requires
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet required for e-recording (SC statewide practice); 3"x3" blank space upper right corner of first page for paper deeds
- Submission & return
- Original documents mailed back to the submitting party within one to two weeks of recording, per office practice
- Hours & turnaround
- approximately 1-2 weeks for original document return after recording
Can you e-record in Bamberg County?
Bamberg County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Bamberg County, South Carolina
- Prepare the document so it meets Bamberg County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Bamberg County Clerk of Court (also serves as Register of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Bamberg County Clerk of Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bamberg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bamberg County property are searchable at Bamberg County Tax Assessor's Office (qPublic property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in South Carolina
South Carolina requires two subscribing witnesses physically present at signing (S.C. Code §30-5-30), which our online notarization flow can't satisfy — not currently supported. See the states we file in.